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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

When I was a junior high
teacher, Thanksgiving Eve was one of my most favorite days of the entire
year.We had been working for months
without a break and had just finished conferences, which coincidently were my
least favorite days of the year.

I would lay on the couch
all day in my jammies, order pizza, and watch movies - like the childless,
20-something year old that I was who had no comprehension of just how sacred
this luxury was.

Today was the opposite
of that day.The kids were home from
school, and I baked all day.Looks
pretty amazing, right?!

What this photo does not
show was me running to Kroger twice in my jammies: once to get RumChata for
Friday morning and nacho chips for tonight’s dinner.The other time was to buy two pie plates
since they mysteriously went missing.They did not have any in stock on the day before Thanksgiving. Surprisingly.
I was, however, able to scavenge some from my parents.

It also does not show
that the pies were all done at different times making us late for a play date.

Nor does it show the failed
double batch of cookie dough due to miscalculating the amount of butter.

Regardless, the finished
products look pretty impressive (and I can attest that the cookies are
delicious).

Why coconut cream pie
and chocolate chip cookies?Last year, I
wrote a piece for Huffington Post explaining the significance of these special
desserts.

So I won’t cooking a turkey this year (or celebrating my two years of working through my raw poultry fear), and I didn’t have time to do any art therapy.But I still worked that dessert jam and can’t
wait to celebrate tomorrow!

Friday, November 13, 2015

It is mid-November, and
I am fully immersed in writing my book.I am going to bed before 10pm, which hasn’t happened since the last time
I grew tiny humans in my very own body.I am waking up at 5:10am to write for 2 hours before starting the rest
of my day.I am researching and thinking
and then thinking some more.

I am starting to have
faith that I will be able to reach my 30,000-word goal by the end of the month.

I seriously love this
process! Love it!I feel engaged!And excited!

And so damn tired.Oh, goodness, am I tired.

By the time I get back
from dropping the kids off at the bus stop, I have been awake for over 4
hours.And I can expect only so much
from my coffee.

I am pushing myself so
hard this month because I do not want to try and maintain my focus during the
holiday season.The kids are in school
for a mere 14 days before they are home for a 16. straight. days.

During those 16 days, we
will celebrate Christmas, visiting with out-of-town family members, and of
course, seeing The Force Awakens.

Even though I love what
I am doing and learning so much about writing and myself, I feel that I need to
reward myself for staying committed to goal.

I have decided to reward
myself with going to the movies.I don’t
have all of the details worked out yet, but I am visualizing myself in the
deluxe recliner with real butter popcorn, possibly wine depending on the show
time.

Here is a list of movies that I found on PopSugar's site that cannot wait to see: